Saturday, 19 July 2025

Santa Boris

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some more Christmas in July inspiration.  I decided to dress Boris in red and make him rock, which also fits with the 100th Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I am elfing out this month and the theme is Merry Go Round.

I stamped Carmen's Veranda Boris Karloff on white card and cut with a circle die.  I coloured Boris with red sharpies and water coloured with distress inks.  I stamped the star from Carmen's Veranda Elf with Star using salty ocean distress oxide on the still wet salty ocean water coloured background to give that nice smudged effect.  I cut a slightly larger circle with a stitched circle die from blue card and used the star with the distress oxide to stamp all around the edge for a bit of texture.  I cut a base card with the same stitched circle die.  Boris rocks!! 

Join the anything Christmas with real stamping at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 

and include some circular things to join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge


 Hope to see you both places.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stitch It 
52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge Juli - Shaped Card

Friday, 18 July 2025

Free To Dream

Hello Nomad friends.  I always like a good challenge.  Sometimes it's nice to play safe, but then other times those more unusual elements grab mr Mojo's attention, he raises his sleepy head and says 'Huh!!' and I just know we are on a winner!!!!!  Over on fb Boblende Kreativitet have a list of things we can have free!!  Virtually.......  We need to select three and then interpretate them using scrappy things.  Mr Mojo thought this was worth getting out of the ice cream freezer for.........

TaDahhhhhhh!  I picked free house payments (indicated by my house related sentiments and cute little wooden house backed by colourful scraps), free travel and free groceries (the gnomes have that covered LOL)


I started with this 8 x 8 printed sheet from ZOJUdesign Beautiful Journey and selectively cut round elements I wanted to tuck things behind.


This beautiful central circular focal dreamy scene is from Ciao Belle Moon and Me Alarm Clock printed sheet.  I wish........  Cats, books and a great place to read with a spectacular view!  What more could I ask for.   

I ripped some small scraps of spiral galaxy printed paper and added those at the edges of the base layer before I started collaging the other bits in place. 

The Scrap and Me gnomes have groceries in hand and the beautiful sunset, sea and mountain sticker is from a beer bottle label, and everyone knows beer is very important source of vitamins and minerals, as well as being very refreshing on a hot day.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Cute Critters 
The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone 
Outlawz Challenge July Linky 
Scrappelyst Sommerutfordring - Alt er Lov 
Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap Challenge 11 
Snippets Playground Challenge 510 

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Nothing More Splendid Than Sunshine

Hello again Nomad friends.  Seems Mr Mojo is on form after the refreshing rain.  Watch out, this is a very yellow post!!!!

I embossed the holographic yellow card panel with sizzix rays embossing folder and cut with a stitch die.  The sun is Simon Says Stamp You're Sharp dies and the happy birthday is from Simon Says Stamp Critter Crowd stamp set.  Hope you have sunshine.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
 


 

Big Cake

Hello Nomad friends.  The rain has freshened the place up a bit, and since it's a bit soggy out at the moment I decided to rattle around a bit in my craft space.  Found a couple of UFO's and zapped them together.

The grey pearlescent panel was embossed with sizzix dotted folder and cut with Simon Says Stamp rectangle stitched shape.  Really like this ef for an anytime, anywhen, anyone sort of background.  Then I added the big die cut cake using a Stamploration die.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
 

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Scooter Blue

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a fun July.  It's been busy, and now it's hot, but still busy.  Hoping to make a few makes this week and kicking off the fun with this cute bunny on a scooter.

I used a sizzix embossing folder on brown card and gold aztec paint.  The Craft Passion bunny is a cut out image and the hearts were triple embossed with red embossing powder

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
 

 

Saturday, 5 July 2025

Happy Jingle and Magic

Hello Nomad friends.  I have some red, white and blue Christmas in July inspiration for your today.

 
 
I've made some artist trading coins with Carmen's Veranda Elf and Lost Coast Designs PMC Circle Frame background.  Words selected from the Misc. Words set.  I cut my coins with studio light dies.
Aren't they adorbs!!
 
 
Join the Christmas In July fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and ink up your stamped anythings featuring Christmas!!
Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
 


Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Turtle Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a real, handmade, snail mail card, everyone's a winner at the Card Chain Challenge.  I sent my card to first time player Ashwini in India this month.  Welcome to the fun Ashwini.  The postal gods were good and my card arrived in good time!!  Miracles happen LOL.  


I went with the sketch, the something beginning with Tu and friendship options.  My Crafty Individuals turtle is swimming through a sea of Craft Individuals patterned paper.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes stamp set.

Hop over and check out the awesome card REVEAL 

If you would like to join the exchange you can SIGN UP.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap Challenge 11
Allsorts Challenge 826 - Seaside 

 

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Chihoahoa

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy July!!  Halfway to the silly season and over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are all about Christmas this month.  I am also elfing out with Jo's 100th Christmas Kickstart Challenge!!  Awesome achievement and so much fun to be Jo's elf for this special challenge.  The theme is Merry Go Round and we want to see spots, dots and circles on your xmas cards. 

I've used the gorgeous Taco John from Lost Coast Designs and given him some furry baubles to bark at, created using Lost Coast Designs small Circle Shadow Frame and a bit of gold sharpie doodling.  Taco John borrowed his hat from Lost Coast Designs Santa Mona.  She is very good at lending it out and so stylish TJ!!

So, the choice is yours!

Anything Christmas with real stamping at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 

and Christmas including some circular things at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge


 Hope to see you both places.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Red, White and/or Blue
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Furry Friends
Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge 131 - Alles Mag Kerst